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Calonne sur la Lys

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Country
  
Department
  
Canton
  
Local time
  
Tuesday 1:18 AM

Region
  
Arrondissement
  
Area
  
11 km²

Calonne-sur-la-Lys

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes Artois-Lys

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 82% Humidity

Calonne-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of 62350 Calonne-sur-la-Lys, France

Geography

A farming village some 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the Lys River, the border with the department of Nord.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Omer, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
  • Notable people

  • Robert Gaguin, humanist, was born here in 1433.
  • References

    Calonne-sur-la-Lys Wikipedia


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